Why is recycling so important?
Sure, the necessity for recycling seems to be obvious to many but practiced by few. According to this diagram from Planet Aid,
The United States is alone responsible for 25 percent of the worlds waste production and yet we are only responsible for recycling 34 percent of this large amount of waste. The Unite States may be number one in a long list of things, recycling and environmental awareness is not one of them. Our environmental foot print is substantial. Unfortunately, due to the human races neglegence and lack of prioritizing the care for mother earth, this is what she feels like at the moment...
There are plenty of things we as a nation and a race as a whole can do to slow the progression of climate change and recycling is one of the easiest ways. By recycling, we reduce the pollution of our land fills, oceans, and even preserve national monuments such as the Grand Canyon. Recycled plastics are our number one pollutants because they never break down and return to their original forms. These plastics, in turn, can be used to make clothing, furniture, and recycled back into the handy dandy water bottles and tubber ware all of us have grown to love. By turning our waste into useful items, we can reduce the landfills that have turned into mountains and the trash that has now become islands in the middle of the ocean (which at this rate, will soon become our eighth continent). In case my description has yet to place vivid images in your mind of our distructive bahavior, here is a short video to help.
In a previous blog, I mentioned the concept of no waste grocery shopping, which is another great way to contribute to taking care of mother earth, but recycling is an easy way to begin this change from the convenience of your own home.
Are you willing to contribute to this change?
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